Preparation
- Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar until light and fluffy.
- I beat this in a stand mixer on medium-high speed for about 10 minutes.
- Sift the flour and cornstarch and add to the mixture.
- Fold this gently into the mixture; you don’t want all the air you whipped in to disappear.
- Pour the batter into a greased baking pan.
- Bake the cake base at 180°C/350°F (conventional oven) for 30 minutes.
- The cake is done when you press lightly on the top and it springs back.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing it to a cake rack.
- Meanwhile, prepare the nougatine and jam according to the recipe if you haven’t already.
- Let the cake cool completely before you cut it.
- If, like me, you used a 20 cm/8 inch spring form pan, cut the cake into three layers.
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